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Office of Research Development

  • EPIC Mini Grant Awardees

    EPIC's mission is to provide the best high-impact, student-centered undergraduate education in the nation and beyond. During this presentation, awardees of EPIC mini grants from across UMS, will showcase their projects; designed to expand experiential learning opportunities for all Maine undergraduates that enhance existing curriculum, providing students with new ways to engage with foundational learning […]

  • U.S. Department of the Interior/NSF-EPSCoR

    The ORD Professional Development Series provides a networking and educational experience for researchers (faculty, staff, and students) across UMS. Our aim is to raise awareness about external funders and funding opportunities, by showcasing awardees who have successfully navigated the process of securing external grants to support their scholarly pursuits. Lauren Ross, Associate Professor of Hydraulics […]

  • Finding Funding Challenge- Winter 2024

    Finding Funding Challenge- Winter 2024

    You are invited to participate in a collaboratively designed-Fogler Library and ORD- asynchronous, week-long experience where you will receive a daily email with short, self-paced tasks designed to build your funding seeking and grant writing skills. Topics include: finding tailored funding opportunities, reading and responding to a request for proposals, creating a concept paper, and […]

  • Building External Collaborations *Asynchronous

    Asynchronous- overview ppt, links to video presentations, resources, and guided exercises focused on strategies to effectively build collaborations and work together on proposal development-incorporating stakeholder voice, approaches, and outcomes. Register […]

  • Rare Earth Elements Discovered in Northern Maine

    “Rare Earth Elements and the Recently Discovered Pennington Mountain Rare Earth Elements-Niobium-Zirconium (REE-Nb-Zr) Deposit in Northern Maine: What, How, and Why it Matters?” Chunzeng Wang; Professor of Earth and Environmental Studies; UMPI (and graduate faculty of the University of Maine Graduate School) Click here to register

  • NEH/NEA

    The ORD Professional Development Series provides a networking and educational experience for researchers (faculty, staff, and students) across UMS. Our aim is to raise awareness about external funders and funding […]

  • ORD Consult: Project Management

    Join ORD for an informational session on project management: strategies and approaches, accountability, time management, outcomes, and more. Register Now

  • Supporting Students in Research (NSF: NRT and S-STEM)

    Join us for an insightful event where faculty will share their experiences and strategies for securing research funding; and provide valuable guidance for researchers at all career stages, from early-career scholars to seasoned academics. Sandra De Urioste-Stone- Associate Professor of Nature-based Tourism/Assistant Vice President for Research (NSF-NRT) Heather Hamlin– Professor and Director of the School of […]

  • Measuring Research Impacts (ORD open office hour/asynchronous videos/activities)

    ORD will be available, on Zoom, during this open office hour to answer your questions and discuss support needs. All registrants will be emailed an asynchronous activity- to complete at their own pace- on research program/project evaluation, data management, and science communication/outcomes/impacts. Register Now

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